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David Knopfler

David Knopfler

David Knopfler (born 27 December 1952) is a British singer-songwriter. He was born in Scotland and raised in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, from the age of two. Together with his older brother Mark Knopfler, John Illsley, and Pick Withers, he founded the rock band Dire Straits in 1977, serving as rhythm guitarist on their first two albums. After quitting the band, Knopfler embarked upon a solo career as a recording artist. Knopfler initially created smaller record labels, publishing companies, and indie labels. Photo credit: By <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Rs-foto" title="User:Rs-foto">Rs-foto</a> - <span class="int-own-work" lang="en">Own work</span>, CC BY-SA 4.0, Link

Personal information

Birthday

1952-12-27

Birth Place

Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Movies and TV shows :

Arena: Dire Straits

Arena: Dire Straits

1980

8.0

Movie
Dire Straits: Live at Rockpalast 1979

Dire Straits: Live at Rockpalast 1979

1979

7.0

Movie
Dire Straits: Sultans of Swing, The Very Best of Dire Straits

Dire Straits: Sultans of Swing, The Very Best of Dire Straits

1998

7.4

Movie
poster

José Carreras Gala

1995

0.0

TV
poster

Rockpalast

1974

10.0

TV
poster

ZDF-Fernsehgarten

1986

1.7

TV